October 15, 2012 - City of Laredo

Grantee is considered in compliance with this agreement and Section 106 of the NHPA only when Grantee submits
adequate background documentation to the SHPO/THPO for its review, and the SHE'O/THPO has provided written
concurrence to Grantee that Grantee does not object to its Section 106 finding or determination. Grantee shall provide a
copy of this concurrence to the Commission.
17.14 Solid Waste Disposal Act
Prior to the expenditure of Federal funds to store, process, or disposal of hazardous materials shall comply with the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 361, and Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 335
"Industrial Solid Waste and Municipal Hazardous Waste" administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality. Sanitary or hazardous waste is defined in 40 CFR Part 260 and 30 TAC Chapter 335 and includes, but is not
limited to, old light bulbs, lead ballasts, piping, roofing material, discarded equipment, debris, asbestos, etc. Grantee shall
obtain any required permit and retain all compliance documentation related to the project.
17.15 Report of Fraud, Waste and Abuse: Texas Government Code, Section 321.022
If the administrative head of a department or entity that is subject to audit by the Texas State Auditor has reasonable cause
to believe that money received from the State by the Grantee or by a client or contractor of the Grantee may have been
lost, misappropriated, or misused, or that other fraudulent or unlawful conduct has occurred in relation to the operation of
the Grantee, the administrative head shall report the reason and basis for the belief to the Texas State Auditor. The Texas
State Auditor may investigate the report or may monitor any investigation conducted by the Grantee. See
http://sao.fraud.state.tx.us/.
Grantee shall also promptly refer to the U. S. Department of Energy any credible evidence that a principal, employee,
agent, contractor, sub-grantee, subcontractor or other person has submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act or has
committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity or similar
misconduct involving those funds.
XVIII. Audit Requirements
The Grantee agrees to arrange for a financial and compliance audit (Single Audit) if required by the Single Audit Act or
OMB CIRCULAR A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations." The audit must be
conducted by an independent certified public accountant (CPA) in accordance with applicable Government Auditing
Standards, OMB circulars, and Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS). Provided that, if Grantee is an
independent school district, the audit is not required to comply with UGMS.
If Grantee is not covered by the Single Audit Act or OMB Circular A-133, Grantee must maintain records to support
federal financial assistance programs and agree to have a financial audit performed by an independent certified public
accountant (CPA) under generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) and Government Auditing Standards (GAS), also
referred to as the Yellow Book.
Grantees must submit two copies of the entire audit report, any management letter issued in conjunction with the audit
report, and all findings, recommendations, and questioned costs contained in the audit report and management letter,
including a detailed corrective action plan, to the Commission within six months after the end of the audit period, unless a
longer period is agreed to in advance by the Commission.
XIX. Signatories
The undersigned signatories represent and warrant that they have full authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of
the respective parties.
XX. Merger
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